Re: [boost] [log] review part 2

Subject: Re: [boost] [log] review part 2
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-24 06:25:03

On Tuesday 16 March 2010 18:07:55 Andrey Semashev wrote:

> On 03/16/2010 01:46 AM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> >>>>> BOOST_LOG_ATTRIBUTE(logging::trivial::severity_level, severity);
> >>>>> BOOST_LOG_ATTRIBUTE(unsigned int, line_id);
> >>>>
> >>>> I thought if that. It was not done for two reasons:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1. The macro would have to have a formatter in its arguments. Given
> >>>> that the attribute definition should be exposed rather widely, this
> >>>> additional dependency would be unwelcome.
> >
> > Why is it necessary to pass a formatter to the macro?
> 
> In order to support your syntax:
> 
>    fmt::stream
>      << fmt::line_id()
>      << ": <" << fmt::severity()
>      << "> " << fmt::message()

Steven, Andrey,

did you arrive to any decision on the point above?

Thanks,
Volodya